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bitty

adj.
C2 Proficiency US //ˈbɪti// UK //bˈɪti// bit·ty

adj. small, tiny, or made of many small parts. It is an old-fashioned word that people used to describe things that are broken into pieces or very little.

adj. consisting of small parts or pieces; tiny in size. Primarily archaic or dialectal in modern usage, though occasionally used in literary contexts to describe fragmented or minute details.


SIMPLE

The old clock was made of many bitty gears.

CONTEXTUAL

The old sailor told a long, bitty story about his travels across the ocean.

COMPLEX

The manuscript was a bitty collection of notes and sketches, lacking the cohesive structure of a finished novel but rich in historical detail.

Synonyms
Origin

From bit + -y.

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